Easy methods to Make an EASY No Sew Bench Seat Cushion | Thrifty Decor Chick

Easy methods to make your individual NO SEW bench seat cushion.

You do not have to know learn how to use a stitching machine to make a stupendous cushion for a bench seat! 

Customized foam bench cushions and covers are not low cost — this tutorial reveals you learn how to make one in lower than an hour for approach much less. 

Whether or not on your mud room, the eating desk or a window seat, it is actually not arduous to make your individual. And you’ll customise in any colour or cloth you need!

This fast undertaking was an replace in our laundry/mud room combo. It has been awhile since I’ve made a cushion for a bench, nevertheless it got here proper again to me. 
Years in the past I shared learn how to make an identical DIY bench cushion — you should definitely verify that put up out for an additional instance of this undertaking. 

I discovered a pair upholstery materials I completely LOVED at Joann Materials years in the past (RIP Joanns!): 

Gray white and cream fabrics

I am working with the decrease cloth for this DIY cushion (the stripes look black within the photograph above, however they’re a lighter blue/grey). 

For this undertaking you will want a backside piece of some form to staple the material into. 

I discovered the plywood I wanted in my trusty scrap pile and lower it to the dimension of our mud bench high:

wood base for DIY no sew cushion

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Discover the marginally rounded corners — I like to do this so the material is not stretched throughout something pointy. Over time it wears on the cloth. 

It is cheaper (particularly within the fall throughout again to highschool gross sales) and does the job simply as effectively. (Plus you will have rather more to work with!)

First up, lower your foam to the precise dimension of your wooden base. 

Tip: Utilizing an electrical carving knife or bread knife makes simple work of chopping your foam!

In the event you use layers of the thinner egg crate foam, common scissors will lower it simply wonderful as effectively.

I like to make use of a twig adhesive on each the wooden and the froth to stay it in place only a bit earlier than wrapping. Lay each gadgets on a drop material or the grass outdoors earlier than spraying. 

After securing the froth to the board, you will need to wrap it with a light-weight cloth like muslin to carry the whole lot collectively effectively. If you’d like it further comfortable, you should use batting as effectively. 

Make certain the width and size of your bench seat cloth is at the least six inches extra than the wooden base. Much more in case you’re making your cushion further thick.

You need to be sure you’ll have loads of cloth to work with as your wrap the wooden base and foam!

Place the highest of the material face down and use a basic staple gun to safe the material to the underside of your board. 

If the staples do not go in all the way in which, simply pound them in with a hammer:  

How to make a DIY bench cushion no sewing

Take your time when utilizing a striped cloth — you will actually discover if it does not line up effectively! 

Useful tip!:  Do not to tug the material too tight across the sides of the cushion. 

In the event you do it is going to pucker up alongside the perimeters and you may see the place you added every staple. 

I often depart the corners for the final step, and fold them as cleanly as potential to present a field nook look on the brief ends of the cushion: 

Wrapping corners on bench cushion

It is identical to making a mattress — pull the surplus cloth to the facet, then pull that flap/folded edge down and safe to the wooden beneath with the stapler. 

The corners are the toughest a part of the entire undertaking! 

The underside does not look nice — however who cares?:

How to DIY no sew bench cushion

Not me! 😉

While you’re carried out, lower off any extra cloth and thread. That is it!

I am so happy with it — the striped cloth is PERFECT in right here with the brand new wall colour (see all my plans for this room here!):

Cream blue and white stripe bench seat

I nearly went with one thing extra trendy for the material, however I am glad I discovered this as an alternative. 

It is extra “me” for certain: 

How to make a bench cushion cover
It is so basic and fairly. And sure, I might be spraying it with Scotchgard! 

I can not WAIT to exchange these shoe baskets with one thing sturdier. 

As soon as I end up the wall subsequent to this bench that might be my subsequent undertaking: 

DIY no sew bench seat cushion
You may also tuft your bench cushion easily with an extended needle and thick wax twine. Or add some ornamental trim with a sizzling glue gun so as to add extra element!

You should use ALL sorts of supplies on your bench cushion cowl: 

  • Curtains and drapes work nice!
  • Drop garments are a pleasant, impartial colour and sturdy sufficient to carry as much as every kind of damage and tear. 
  • Desk garments are simple to scrub and you can also make easy throw pillows out of placemats!
  • Bathe curtains are loopy cheap and the proper dimension.

Have you ever ever tried this DIY cushion undertaking? On the simple to arduous scale it falls extra in direction of the simple — it is an important one to sort out in case you are new to the do-it-yourself recreation!

I additionally added DIY sliding shoe storage cubbies beneath that perform so a lot better!:

no sew custom mud room bench cushion
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